In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to overlook gut health. Busy schedules, processed foods, stress, irregular sleep, frequent antibiotic use, and lower fibre intake all disrupt the delicate ...

When gut health is considered, the first thing that comes to mind is a bowl of curd. But aside from the go-to dahi, there are many more probiotic foods that can easily be added to your diet. Probiotic ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Probiotic drinks like kombucha, milk kefir, water kefir, ...

“Inflammation is the cornerstone of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis—all of the neurodegenerative diseases are really predicated on inflammation.” –David Perlmutter The immune ...

The human gastrointestinal tract houses roughly 100 trillion microorganisms (good bacteria). These microorganisms make up what's called the gut microbiome. These good bacteria fight off bad bacteria ...

Last year, as many as four million Americans consumed about $3 billion worth of probiotic supplements — living bacteria — in 2024, according to the International Probiotics Association, accounting for ...

This article was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. There are microbes living in medicine cabinets across the U.S., next to ...

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If you’ve heard the buzz about oral probiotics, lozenges or melts that deliver beneficial bacteria to your mouth, you’re not alone. The idea is simple: just as gut probiotics can nudge your intestinal ...

If you’re looking to support your gut health, you’ve likely explored probiotic supplements—I definitely have. But what if I told you probiotic drinks can provide similar benefits, ranging from gut to ...

An eight-strain probiotic has been shown to reduce the risk for pouchitis in patients with ulcerative colitis who undergo ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA), but its cost-effectiveness depends on ...